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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Real World Estimation


Today was about working with a budget.  We learned that Frank has a budget for building a house.  He received bids from two contractors.  Our goal was to determine which bid was the best.  To do this we:


  • Estimated the total of each bid to see who we thought we be most under budget.
  • Found the actual cost of each bid.
  • Compared the differences between the budgeted amount and the actual bids.
  • Used our information to make an informed decision concerning which contractor to use and wrote a summary.
If your child did not complete this in class, they are probably just having to finish the summary tonight for homework.



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